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The agricultural damage caused by super typhoon Karding has reached P141 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) revealed on Monday, Sept. 26. In a statement, the DA said the initial assessment also disclosed that at least 740 farmers were affected. Super Typhoon Karding’s strong gusts cau
DISASTER FUNDS. Dumaguete Councilor Rey Lyndon Lawas (center) presides over a meeting on Monday (Sept. 19, 2022). The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has allocated PHP50.3 million for disaster response and rehabilitation projects for 2023. (Photo from Councilor Rey Lyndon Lawas' Facebook page) DUMAGUETE CITY - The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) here has approved the allotment of more than PHP50 million for various projects for disaster response and rehabilitation next year. Councilor Rey Lyndon Lawas, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, told the...
Philippine infrastructure projects should be resilient against climate change and various natural disasters that hit the country, a solon said Friday.
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday welcomed President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s move to extend the country's state of calamity due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. In a statement, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said the three-month extension of the state of calamity will give the national government and the local government units (LGUs) more time to carry out economic, social, and health interventions as Filipinos continue to adapt to the new normal and the challenges brought by the pa...
The extension of the period of state of calamity in the country until Dec. 31 this year will give the people enough time continuously adapt to the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said as he backed t